Essays about: "speculative urbanisation"

Found 2 essays containing the words speculative urbanisation.

1. 1. Community Garden Streetscapes : promoting social cohesion between the formal city and the informal settlements in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Amanda Backlund; Evelina Bengtsson; [2020]
   Keywords : community garden; social cohesion; informal settlements; urban agriculture; streetscapes; streetscape design; Buenos Aires;

   Abstract : Urbanisation causes challenges related to environmental issues and social conflicts (Sijmons 2010; Elmqvist et al. 2018). On a local level, in the informal settlements of Hurlingham in Greater Buenos Aires, it is expressed through unequal distribution of urban land, severe floodings and segregation (Janches 2020a; van de Berg 2018). READ MORE

3. 2. The urban poor at a crossroads: exploring speculative urbanisation dynamics in Addis Ababa’s social housing programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Gurkan Ongel; [2019]
   Keywords : Addis Ababa; Integrated Housing Development Programme; speculative urbanisation; gentrification; relocation; dislocation; spatial justice; urban poor; urban transformation; economic and social inequality; Ethiopia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis reviews the impact and relevance of the Integrated Housing Development Programme (IHDP) on the economic and social wellbeing of the urban poor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. By situating the programme’s performance from the perspective of its residents and the urban poor in speculative urbanisation theory, the study investigates the urban transformation dynamics it has created. READ MORE